Lionel Messi is a player with no equal, while even the most casual soccer fan in the U.S. knows names like David Beckham and Landon Donovan. However, MLS history extends beyond the "retirement league” cliches,

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Lionel Messi Eyes Career-First Milestone in Race to Score Against Every MLS Side. In just two years in a pink shirt, Lionel Messi is closing in on scoring against every MLS team, with FC Cincinnati next up for the Inter Miami forward.

Lionel Messi registered his fifth straight multigoal game, propelling Miami to the top of ESPN's MLS Power Rankings.

With his latest free-kick strike, Messi now has 69 career goals from dead-ball situations. That puts him just eight shy of equaling Brazilian legend Juninho Pernambucano, who owns

MLS Golden Boot odds are shifting fast. Messi, Surridge, Denkey, and Latte Lath headline a volatile top goalscorer market at BetMGM with major liabilities.

After scoring a brace in Inter Miami's 2-1 win over Nashville SC on Saturday, Lionel Messi extended his MLS record with a fifth consecutive brace.

De Paul's contract will expire in 2027 rather than 2026 since Atleti activated his one-year option in order to negotiate some of the deal's important terms.

MLS Golden Boot co-leader Sam Surridge, and former league MVPs Hany Mukhtar and Carles Gil among six players added to the 2025 MLS All-Star roster.